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Fabulous resource to prepare for SAT Chemistry Subject Test!My son didn't sign up quickly enough to take the Chemistry subject test in June (when the material would have been fresh) so we were looking for a good review book to prepare him for the test in the Fall. I can't say enough about this book! It provides great review material and three complete tests with answers and explanations.
My son took the first test without doing any review - he scored a 530. He then read the explanations for the answers he missed and started skimming the review sections for any gaps in knowledge. A couple of days later he took the second test and scored a 630 - woohoo, definite progress. Again, he read the explanations for the answers he missed and did more review. He took the third test a few days before the actual exam and scored a 680 on that one. Again, a little more review and he was set for the actual test. Because the subject tests deduct points for incorrect answers, one of the most valuable things my son learned from this process was to not answer questions he didn't know - especially those he couldn't narrow the answer down (with certainty) to a 50-50 choice.
Test day came and he was completely relaxed and confident. I won't give his exact score, but he did score in the 700s and I know there is no way he would have done nearly as well without using this awesome resource.
Total time for him to do all of the above - about 10 hours spread over less than two weeks!
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Barron's SAT Subject Test Chemistry
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McGraw-Hill's SAT Subject Test: Chemistry, 2ed
Barron's SAT Subject Test Math Level 2, 8th Edition
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Not a Study Guide.The Official Study Guide for all SAT Subject Tests isn't a study guide at all, as is the case with most if not all of College Board's study guide publications. This book includes only one previously administered test per subject area, which isn't adequate enough to determine the knowledge you have mastered in the subject. The exams themselves must be at least several years old, and the conversion charts reflect the performance of past years; test writers change over time as well as student competitiveness. The part that probably ticks people off the most is that NO answer explanation is included. Because this is the only SAT Subject Test book published by the actual test writing company, many have no choice but to buy this. Just because there are no other publications of previously administered exams doesn't make it right for College Board to sloppily take a past exam booklet and add answer keys. Another problem with this book is that half of it is foreign language exams. Almost no student takes more than one language test, if any at all. The foreign language exams are dead weight. The CD included only contains listening parts. College Board needs to do better, especially for the prices it charges students for the standardized tests it administers. Unless College Board updates the exams, adds an answer key explanation, or includes more exams, this book doesn't help much, but for $13 (Amazon) or $19 (College Board), it's better than nothing. If you think about buying it, buy it early, since you're most likely not going to take more than four SAT Subject Tests, and using it for just one practice test is a waste.
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Cracking the SAT Chemistry Subject Test, 2009-2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)
Cracking the SAT Biology E/M Subject Test, 2009-2010 Edition (College Test Preparation)
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Only Book I Needed for a 780Ok, I know some people are shooting for perfect 800s, but I was scoring in like the 600s on my first practice test, and with a little help from this book, I achieved a 780. Sure, there are some errors in here, but it's like that with almost all of the prep book companies out there. I believe it's just something you have to get used to.
The questions in this book are definitely tough-- tougher than the real thing, in my opinion. But that just helps you over-prepare and score higher! Kaplan and PR's practice questions seemed a little oversimplified to me. Barron's, in the end, was the way to go. It's the perfect size too, neither too big nor too small.
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Barron's SAT Subject Test Math Level 1 (Barron's How to Prepare for the Sat II Mathematics Ic)
The Official SAT Subject Tests in Mathematics Levels 1 & 2 Study Guide
Barron's SAT Subject Test in Physics
SAT Subject Test Biology E/M (Barron's: the Leader in Test Preparation)
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Finally! a vocabulary method that really works!Like anything worth doing in life, remembering and retaining all 290 words in this book will not be easy. Will it still be worth your effort to master these words? YES! YES! YES! Why?, because a HUGE component of reading comprehension comes down to understanding vocabulary words.
VC teaches words commonly found on SAT exams. In turn, the SAT tests words (such as "melancholy" [depression of spirits] or "countenance" [a person's facial expression]) that are commonly found throughout English Literature. Thanks to VC, I now know these two words by heart.
I should also point out that this book is not political! You will not take "umbrage" [a sense of insult; to take offense] by the content.
Now on to the important part of my review. I can honestly say that it took me well over a year to remember and incorporate all 290 words into my everyday vocabulary! Why so long? Even with the excellent cartoons, there are simply too many words to remember all of the subtle differences between the words. For example, what is the difference between the words "abhor" and "abominate"? "beleaguer" and beset"? How about "allure", "assuage", and "balm"? Also, many words have different meanings. For example, "pique" [as a verb - to arouse curiosity] or [as a noun - resentment or irritation stemming from wounded pride].
That said, I believe the most fool-proof method to memorize ALL of the words is via the lowly flashcard. There I said it. Here's how to do it. Write three words per flash card. On the front, write the word, grammar type (noun, adj. etc.) and the link word to the right. Then under each word write the caption sentence. On the back of each card write the definition. The best definition to use is the short definition that is used in the Reviews at the end of each section. Does this method work? Yes!
You can do it too!
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